Marie-Françoise RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE

(b. 1 October 1737 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1813 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Françoise RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE was born 1 October 1737 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE was the child of Louis BERTRAND TOULOUSE RAYMOND and Madeleine LAROCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND TOULOUSE RAYMOND and Marie-Louise DRUSSON (maternal) Jean LAROCHE and Marie-Madeleine LEREAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Françoise married Jean BIGONESSE 17 May 1762 in La Prairie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean BIGONESSE was born abt. 1740 in St-Anans, Nîmes, France. Jean died 10 May 1773 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).

Marie-Françoise RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE died 11 April 1813 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Marie-Françoise RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE

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Marie-Françoise RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE married

Jean BIGONESSE-- Date: 17 May 1762 Place: La Prairie, Canada

Children of Jean BIGONESSE and Marie-Françoise RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE:

Louis BIGONESSE (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Josette LAROCHE 4 October 1790 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1737 Birth
1 October 1737
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE and Jean BIGONESSE 17 May 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 24 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean BIGONESSE died 10 May 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.